Interest rate rise won’t end worry for savers

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Interest rates have, at last, moved above their multi-year low, providing a little relief to savers, although with many saving institutions opting not to pass on the full 0.25% increase in the base rate, the benefit for many will be marginal. Combine this with a rate of inflation that is currently running well above interest…

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Summer Budget 2015: Osborne’s Tax Tinkering

Despite being light on surprises, the first truly Conservative Budget for almost 20 years was far from the right wing statement many expected as Mr Osborne endeavoured to close the door on a low-wage, high-welfare, high tax economy. Although perhaps not as headline-grabbing as the introduction of a ‘National Living Wage’ or the commitment to…

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